Suggested Edit for Satellite
Suggested by fredy on: 2025-06-26 08:33 Citation: https://argotecgroup.com/missions/earth-orbits/heo Verdict: Approved Reviewed by - on: 2025-06-26 08:34
Name IRIDE-MS2-HEO-01
NORAD ID 62697
Followed NORAD ID -
Alternative Names HEO Pathfinder (a.k.a. Patricio)
Description The satellite Pathfinder Hawk for Earth Observation (HEO), part of one of the constellations of the IRIDE system, the Italian funded space programme through the funds of the PNRR. Coordinated by the Space Agency European (ESA) with the support of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), the programme provides for the implementation of constellations satellites dedicated to the Observation of the Earth, including the Hawk for Earth Observation, developed by the Italian company Argotec. Pathfinder, this is the name of the microsatellite of the IRIDE programme, party regularly from the US base at Vandenberg, California, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Pathfinder, weighing 65 kg, is the first in the constellation HEO (Hawk for Earth Observation), made by Argotec for the IRIDE program. The constellation provides for the launch of other nine satellites by 2025, to which will be added further Fifteen satellites by June 2026. IRIDE is one of the most important dedicated European programmes Earth observation, initiated by the Italian
Owner/Operator ESA
Status Operational
Countries of Origin
Website https://argotecgroup.com/missions/earth-orbits/heo
Dashboard URL -
Launch Date Jan. 14, 2025, 6:49 p.m.
Deploy Date Jan. 14, 2025, 10:28 p.m.
Image IRIDE-MS2-HEO-01
Field Previous Suggested
Name IRIDE-MS2-HEO-1 IRIDE-MS2-HEO-01